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Ezekiel 44:10-16

10And the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881that are gone away farרָֽחֲקוּ֙ra.cha.KuH7368from me, when Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478went astrayבִּתְע֤וֹתbit.'otH8582,which went astray awayתָּע֣וּta.'UH8582from me afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310their idolsגִּלּֽוּלֵיהֶ֑םgi.lu.lei.HemH1544;they shall even bearוְנָשְׂא֖וּve.na.se.'UH5375their iniquityעֲוֹנָֽם׃'a.vo.NamH5771.

11Yet they shall be ministersמְשָׁ֣רְתִ֔יםme.Sha.re.TimH8334in my sanctuaryבְמִקְדָּשִׁי֙ve.mik.da.ShiH4720, havingchargeפְּקֻדּוֹת֙pe.ku.dOtH6486at the gatesשַׁעֲרֵ֣יsha.'a.ReiH8179of the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,and ministeringוּֽמְשָׁרְתִ֖יםu.me.sha.re.TimH8334to the houseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004:they shall slayיִשְׁחֲט֨וּyish.cha.TuH7819the burnt offeringהָעֹלָ֤הha.'o.LahH5930and the sacrificeהַזֶּ֙בַח֙ha.Ze.vachH2077for the peopleלָעָ֔םla.'AmH5971,and they shall standיַעַמְד֥וּya.'am.DuH5975beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֖םlif.nei.HemH6440them to ministerלְשָֽׁרְתָֽם׃le.Sha.re.TamH8334unto them.

12Because they ministeredיְשָׁרְת֤וּye.sha.re.TuH8334unto them beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440their idolsגִלּֽוּלֵיהֶ֔םgi.lu.lei.HemH1544,and caused the houseלְבֵֽית־le.veit-H1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478to fallלְמִכְשׁ֣וֹלle.mikh.SholH4383into iniquityעָוֹ֑ן'a.VonH5771;therefore have I lifted upנָשָׂ֨אתִיna.Sa.tiH5375mine handיָדִ֜יya.DiH3027against them, saithנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Godיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069,and they shall bearוְנָשְׂא֖וּve.na.se.'UH5375their iniquityעֲוֹנָֽם׃'a.vo.NamH5771.

13And they shall not come nearיִגְּשׁ֤וּyi.ge.ShuH5066unto me, to do the office of a priestלְכַהֵ֣ןle.kha.HenH3547unto me, nor to come nearוְלָגֶ֙שֶׁת֙ve.la.Ge.shetH5066to any of my holy thingsH6944,in the most holyH6944place:but they shall bearוְנָֽשְׂאוּ֙ve.na.se.'UH5375their shameכְּלִמָּתָ֔םke.li.ma.TamH3639,and their abominationsוְתוֹעֲבוֹתָ֖םve.to.'a.vo.TamH8441which they have committedעָשֽׂוּ׃'a.SuH6213.

14But I will makeוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414them keepersשֹׁמְרֵ֖יsho.me.ReiH8104of the chargeמִשְׁמֶ֣רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of the houseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,for all the serviceעֲבֹ֣דָת֔וֹa.Vo.da.ToH5656thereof, and for all that shall be doneיֵעָשֶׂ֖הye.'a.SehH6213therein.

15But the priestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֨יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֜םhal.vi.YimH3881,the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Zadokצָד֗וֹקtza.DokH6659,that keptשָׁמְר֜וּsha.me.RuH8104the chargeמִשְׁמֶ֤רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of my sanctuaryמִקְדָּשִׁי֙mik.da.ShiH4720when the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478went astrayבִּתְע֤וֹתbit.'otH8582from me, they shall come nearיִקְרְב֥וּyik.re.VuH7126to me to ministerלְשָֽׁרְתֵ֑נִיle.sha.re.Te.niH8334unto me, and they shall standוְעָמְד֣וּve.'a.me.DuH5975beforeלְפָנַ֗יle.fa.NaiH6440me to offerלְהַקְרִ֥יבle.hak.RivH7126unto me the fatחֵ֣לֶבChe.levH2459and the bloodוָדָ֔םva.DamH1818,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Godיְהוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069:

16They shall enterיָבֹ֣אוּya.Vo.'uH935into my sanctuaryמִקְדָּשִׁ֗יmik.da.ShiH4720,and they shall come nearיִקְרְב֥וּyik.re.VuH7126to my tableשֻׁלְחָנִ֖יshul.cha.NiH7979,to ministerלְשָׁרְתֵ֑נִיle.sha.re.Te.niH8334unto me, and they shall keepוְשָׁמְר֖וּve.sha.me.RuH8104my chargeמִשְׁמַרְתִּֽי׃mish.mar.TiH4931.

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